While my surgeon recommends no coffee for the first 2-3 months I am trying to decide if there's any benefit to eliminating it altogether..... I don't HAVE to drink it but I really enjoy a nonfat latte from time to time.

Has anyone had any problems drinking coffee? Do other surgeons allow it? Is there an undesirable side effect from drinking coffee?

Thanks for any input ☕️

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My surgeon said no caffeine for a a year! But then I have seen some other posts where people are able to have coffee ( fully leaded) the first week. It is just crazy the differences in each individual surgeon's do's and don'ts. I loved my coffee too but did give it up a week before surgery to hopefully keep myself from having the headaches post op as I was trying to recover. I still kind of miss it but I am going to stay away from it for at least 3 months.

I think part of why they say no coffee is that one it can dehydrate you and two the caffeine can be hard on your stomach.

I have tried a cup of decaf at work but it doesn't taste good. I was a bit of a snob though and used to grind my own beans and make strong coffee that I could then add a lot of milk to. So either my tastes have really changed or the coffee at work is just bad!

coffee...............it's whats for Breakfast.....each and every day since the 8 week point.

I would not take kindly to any fool who tries to take my morning coffee away.

I'm nearing the end of 6 months of prework that my insurance requires pre op; the dietitians I've been working with have had me ween myself from 4 liters of diet cola per day down to 1 quarter caff. coffee per day. They'd like me to be caffeine free by surgery ( guessing my date will be mid Nov.). I also attend a support group through my Bariatric clinic; people in the group who are post op said they started back to a cup of coffee per day about a month post op; said it helped with energy levels and constipation.

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I didn't think I would be able to make it without my morning coffee. I've weaned myself to 1 cup in the morning, about 5 days out of the week. Hasn't seem to affected me negatively, and my surgeon put more of an emphasis on not having carbonated drinks than drinking coffee.